Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Thursday scored the Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) wing allied with former president Rodrigo Duterte for asking him to stop using the name of the party which he previously headed. This was after the...
House Secretary General Reginald Velasco (left), Vice President Sara Duterte (PPAB) The lower chamber followed the Constitution to the letter in its submission of the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte--along with the articles...
Vice President Sara Duterte (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) House Deputy Majority Leader Iloilo 3rd district Rep. Lorenz Defensor is convinced that the Supreme Court (SC) will exercise "judicial restraint" as far as Vice President Sara...
Vice President Sara Duterte (Photo courtesy of OVP) Ranking congressman have interpreted Vice President Sara Duterte's filing of a petition to halt her impending Senate impeachment trial as an act of desperation that betrays her mounting fear....
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has denied the petition of Organisational Support Services, Inc. seeking a tax refund of P1.78 million from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR). Organisational Support filed with the BIR an application for tax credits/refund on Dec. 9, 2020. It claimed its...
Senatorial aspirant Kiko Pangilinan believes that the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte might reach the Supreme Court because of questions regarding its timeline. Senator Risa Hontiveros and senatorial aspirant Kiko Pangilinan check the prevailing prices of rice and other...
Former Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto Former Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto has stressed the need for the Supreme Court (SC) to resolve whether or not the Senate impeachment court can try Vice President Sara Duterte in the...
President Donald Trump meets with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order imposing sanctions on the...
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has denied the petition of Avaloq Philippines Operating Headquarters which sought from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) a tax refund of P3 million for its zero-rated sales for the 3rd and 4th quarters of 2017. Avaloq Philippines is engaged in the sourcing...
Three industrial corporations and their corporate officers have been charged with tax evasion before the Court of Tax Appeals (CTA), the Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Monday, Feb. 3. In a statement, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla identified those charged as Total Metal Corporation...
The Duterte administration’s bloody war on drugs was not a legitimate law enforcement policy, contrary to what its supporters believe, Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile said. Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile (Mark Balmores/MANILA BULLETIN) In a Facebook...
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has denied the petition of Philippine Airlines, Inc. (PAL) which sought a refund of more than P20 milion it paid under protest in 2019 for excise taxes on imported liquor and tobacco products. In a decision promulgated last Jan. 24, the CTA as a full court rules that...
